Institute for Human Sciences and Cultural Studies آفاق الحضارة الاسلامية 1562-6822 22 1 2019 05 01 philosophical thoughtof NAJIB MAHFOUZ in his narrative discourse philosophical thoughtof NAJIB MAHFOUZ in his narrative discourse 311 335 4287 10.30465/afg.2019.4287 AR Alireza Nazari Assistant Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, Imam Khomeini International University Journal Article 2019 12 01 The novel "Children of Gebelawi" is a symbolic novel that narrates the history of human life, centered around the lives of great prophets.But in fact it is a philosophical statementEspecially in the final section that Arafeh enters the storyAnd all events are about him as a symbol of science.Najib has reserved this character to express his philosophical view of science and its opposition to religion and its surrender to power.The necessity of research is that this thought was initially a Weste thought but could affect some intellectuals and writers in the Muslim world.So that they became the propagators of that thought using literary techniques.The article aims at a descriptive- analytical approach to signify various aspects of thoughts in relation to science. This is done by studying the symbolic actions taken in relation to the character of Arafeh. Perspectives that are put forth consider the roots of science, interaction of science and religion and its relation to power and power holders, failure, deviation of science and other issues to analyze the character of Arafeh. The novel "Children of Gebelawi" is a symbolic novel that narrates the history of human life, centered around the lives of great prophets.But in fact it is a philosophical statementEspecially in the final section that Arafeh enters the storyAnd all events are about him as a symbol of science.Najib has reserved this character to express his philosophical view of science and its opposition to religion and its surrender to power.The necessity of research is that this thought was initially a Weste thought but could affect some intellectuals and writers in the Muslim world.So that they became the propagators of that thought using literary techniques.The article aims at a descriptive- analytical approach to signify various aspects of thoughts in relation to science. This is done by studying the symbolic actions taken in relation to the character of Arafeh. Perspectives that are put forth consider the roots of science, interaction of science and religion and its relation to power and power holders, failure, deviation of science and other issues to analyze the character of Arafeh. http://afagh.ihcs.ac.ir/article_4287_e4c810cd7d5ddc503ceaa9c5c1b3414c.pdf